The top scorers, the team of the week, every result and the numbers from GW8.
Updated 27 October 2026
| Result | Scorers | Assists | xG | Bonus points (BPS) | DefCon hits (defensive contributions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest | Enciso / N.Williams | Muñoz | 0.46 - 2.29 | Enciso 3 (39), Muñoz 2 (28), McAtee 1 (23) | McAtee 22, Palacios 17, Schlager 15, Florentino 12 |
| Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City | N.Jackson (2) / Haaland | Mbaye, McGinn / Ndiaye | 0.61 - 1.55 | N.Jackson 3 (66), Haaland 2 (35), McGinn 1 (29) | Kamara 16, Khusanov 16, Cash 13 |
| Arsenal 2-0 Everton | Gabriel, Konsa | Gyökeres, White | 1.95 - 0.63 | Gabriel 3 (44), Konsa 2 (43), White 1 (38) | Armstrong 16, Gabriel 14, Garner 13, O'Brien 13, Tarkowski 10 |
| Coventry City 0-1 Fulham | Bobb | King | 0.51 - 0.55 | Bobb 3 (39), Leno 2 (33), Castagne 1 (32) | Pinnock 14, Robinson 12, Bassey 11 |
| Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur | Penders (OG), Tel | Fernandes | 0.47 - 0.74 | Tel 3 (37), Kinsky 2 (33), Van Hecke 1 (28) | Fernandes 14, Neto 12, Tonali 12, Colwill 11, Lacroix 10 |
| Crystal Palace 0-2 Newcastle United | Barnes, Osula | Dedić, J.Murphy | 1.58 - 0.95 | Osula 3 (36), Dedić 2 (35), Horníček 1 (33) | Disasi 17, N.Gonzalez 15, Schär 15, Richards 13 |
| Hull City 1-1 Brentford | McBurnie / O.Dango | Iroegbunam / Thiago | 1.57 - 1.73 | O.Dango 3 (32), Iroegbunam 2 (23), McBurnie 2 (23) | M.Sangaré 23, Belloumi 14, Ajayi 12, Iroegbunam 12, Stroud 12, Kayode 11, Egan 10, Herrington 10 |
| Liverpool 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion | Groß (OG), Isak | Barcola, Wirtz | 1.21 - 1.32 | Isak 3 (33), Araujo 2 (29), Virgil 1 (27) | Virgil 13, Araujo 11, Jacquet 10 |
| Manchester United 0-3 AFC Bournemouth | Evanilson, Rayan, Tavernier | Cook, Kluivert, Truffert | 1.18 - 2.15 | Hill 3 (56), Tavernier 2 (40), Truffert 1 (35) | Hill 22, Rayan 17, Adams 13, Andrey Santos 13, Silva 11 |
| Sunderland 0-0 Leeds United | 0.85 - 0.75 | Trafford 3 (33), Roefs 2 (28), Muharemović 1 (26), O'Nien 1 (26) | O'Nien 17, Bijol 15, Muharemović 13 |
| Position | Rank | Player | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Trafford | Leeds United | 10 |
| GK | 2 | Kinsky | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| GK | 3 | Roefs | Sunderland | 9 |
| GK | 4 | Leno | Fulham | 8 |
| GK | 5 | Horníček | Newcastle United | 8 |
| DEF | 1 | Gabriel | Arsenal | 17 |
| DEF | 2 | Konsa | Arsenal | 14 |
| DEF | 3 | Hill | AFC Bournemouth | 11 |
| DEF | 4 | Dedić | Newcastle United | 11 |
| DEF | 5 | White | Arsenal | 10 |
| MID | 1 | Bobb | Fulham | 11 |
| MID | 2 | Tel | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 |
| MID | 3 | Tavernier | AFC Bournemouth | 10 |
| MID | 4 | Enciso | Ipswich Town | 10 |
| MID | 5 | O.Dango | Brentford | 10 |
| FWD | 1 | N.Jackson | Aston Villa | 13 |
| FWD | 2 | Osula | Newcastle United | 9 |
| FWD | 3 | Isak | Liverpool | 9 |
| FWD | 4 | Haaland | Manchester City | 8 |
| FWD | 5 | McBurnie | Hull City | 8 |
| Player | Club | Expected assists (xA) |
|---|---|---|
| Thiago | Brentford | 0.78 |
| Martinez | Manchester United | 0.66 |
| Rice | Arsenal | 0.49 |
| Doku | Manchester City | 0.44 |
| Ødegaard | Arsenal | 0.42 |
| Player | Club | Expected goal involvements (xGI) |
|---|---|---|
| O.Dango | Brentford | 1.27 |
| Tavernier | AFC Bournemouth | 0.93 |
| Rayan | AFC Bournemouth | 0.93 |
| Gibbs-White | Nottingham Forest | 0.93 |
| Thiago | Brentford | 0.87 |
| Position | Player | Club | Defensive contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEF | Hill | AFC Bournemouth | 22 |
| DEF | O'Nien | Sunderland | 17 |
| DEF | Disasi | Crystal Palace | 17 |
| DEF | Khusanov | Manchester City | 16 |
| DEF | Bijol | Leeds United | 15 |
| DEF | Schär | Newcastle United | 15 |
| DEF | Gabriel | Arsenal | 14 |
| DEF | Pinnock | Coventry City | 14 |
| DEF | Virgil | Liverpool | 13 |
| DEF | Muharemović | Leeds United | 13 |
| DEF | Richards | Crystal Palace | 13 |
| DEF | Cash | Aston Villa | 13 |
| DEF | O'Brien | Everton | 13 |
| DEF | Robinson | Fulham | 12 |
| DEF | Ajayi | Hull City | 12 |
| DEF | Araujo | Liverpool | 11 |
| DEF | Bassey | Fulham | 11 |
| DEF | Silva | AFC Bournemouth | 11 |
| DEF | Kayode | Brentford | 11 |
| DEF | Colwill | Chelsea | 11 |
| DEF | Jacquet | Liverpool | 10 |
| DEF | Herrington | Hull City | 10 |
| DEF | Egan | Hull City | 10 |
| DEF | Lacroix | Chelsea | 10 |
| DEF | Tarkowski | Everton | 10 |
| MID | M.Sangaré | Brentford | 23 |
| MID | McAtee | Nottingham Forest | 22 |
| MID | Rayan | AFC Bournemouth | 17 |
| MID | Palacios | Ipswich Town | 17 |
| MID | Kamara | Aston Villa | 16 |
| MID | Armstrong | Everton | 16 |
| MID | Schlager | Nottingham Forest | 15 |
| MID | N.Gonzalez | Newcastle United | 15 |
| MID | Fernandes | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 |
| MID | Belloumi | Hull City | 14 |
| MID | Adams | AFC Bournemouth | 13 |
| MID | Andrey Santos | Manchester United | 13 |
| MID | Garner | Everton | 13 |
| MID | Iroegbunam | Hull City | 12 |
| MID | Tonali | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| MID | Florentino | Ipswich Town | 12 |
| MID | Stroud | Hull City | 12 |
| MID | Neto | Chelsea | 12 |
| Team | Match | Expected goals against |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | Ipswich Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest | 0.46 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur | 0.47 |
| Fulham | Coventry City 0-1 Fulham | 0.51 |
| Coventry City | Coventry City 0-1 Fulham | 0.55 |
| Manchester City | Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City | 0.61 |
Gabriel Magalhães scored the most FPL points in Gameweek 8, 17 for Arsenal (1 goal, 3 bonus). Ezri Konsa scored 14 and Nicolas Jackson 13, the next best of the round.
The average FPL score in Gameweek 8 was 45 points, and the highest was 120. The average is FPL's own, across every manager who picked a team for the round.
Erling Haaland was the most captained player in FPL Gameweek 8 and scored 8 points in Aston Villa v Manchester City, doubled to 16 by the armband, or tripled to 24 with a Triple Captain.
The FPL Gameweek 8 team of the week is a 5-4-1 worth 128 points: James Trafford; Gabriel Magalhães, Ezri Konsa, James Hill, Amar Dedić, Ben White; Oscar Bobb, Mathys Tel, Marcus Tavernier, Julio Enciso; Nicolas Jackson.
Nicolas Jackson had the highest BPS in FPL Gameweek 8, 66 in Aston Villa v Manchester City, worth three bonus points, ahead of James Hill on 56 and Gabriel Magalhães on 44, the bonus going to the top three in each match.
Rayan had the most expected goals in FPL Gameweek 8, 0.91 xG for AFC Bournemouth, and scored 1. The figures are FPL's own, from every chance each player had in the round.
Nottingham Forest had the best xG in FPL Gameweek 8, 2.29 expected goals away at Ipswich Town, summed from FPL's figures for every player they used. They scored 1, and Ipswich Town managed 0.46.
Mamadou Sangaré made the most defensive contributions in FPL Gameweek 8, 23 for Brentford, one of 43 players to earn FPL's two DefCon points, 25 defenders and 18 midfielders, each past the line for their position.
In FPL Gameweek 8, managers played 216,025 Wildcards, 157,767 Bench Boosts, 84,907 Free Hits and 78,068 Triple Captains, 536,767 chips in all, and the Wildcard was the round's most played chip.
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